Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20

spring OF 1880 III THIS city, ana Two
months ago bore to him bright and
interesting child. Since then, she had
not been well.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Musgrove are Wis
iting at their old home, Lexington, Mo.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mr.. Rouse next Wednesday.
An elegant line of summer suits for
men. at Standiford, Youmans & FL
dred's. So
Three two-horse wagons, second
hand, for sale by Garrison & Mullikin,
City. 7-3
A. l.. Jacobs returned last Friday
from trip through Colorado, where he
went for his health.
Summer dress goodsl summer notions!
summer shoes! summer bargainsl at
Standiford, Youmans & Eldred's. So
The latest, tenderest and best beef
ut the Central meat market, opposite
LIST National bank. 4
Two car loads of the celebrated liar
per -four sold every month, by Standi-
ford, Youmans Il Eldred. 50
S. L, Busey is getting up an enter
tainment for the benefit Of the Chris
tan church parsonage. 1t will be Civ
en- this week.
DIR. Stout returned from a trip to
Meade county last week, and his re-
port Of crop prospects west of Barber
county are by no means flattering.
One Of the best democrats in the
county suggests that Capt. A. l.. Free
man would make an acceptable county
commissioner from the first district.
The City Drug Store, L. F. Pearson,
proprietor, has several new brands of
new cigars, five centers, that get clear
away with any 10 cent cigar in town.
Try them.
The city marshal has received the
dog-tax tags, and the owners of CANNES
had better secure tags for their pets.
Any dog found in the corporation linn
its without tag can be shot by any
citizen.
Thursday, July 2sth, the budding as
ISOLATION will let another loan to the
highest bidder. Any amount from
500 to $1,000 may be obtained. The
probability is that there will be two
small loans made. s
Elder Mulkey is here on a visit TO
his family. He is located at Meade
Center where he is employed to preach
for the Christian church at that place.
lie thinks Meade Center has the bright
est prospects of any of the new western
towns.
VIM. Schmidt left here yesterday for
his old home Lebanon, ILL.,, where he
will remain for the present. lie sold
his interest in the mercantile estab-
lishment of w. s. Watkins 81 Co., to
his brother, Gus. Schmidt, who Will 90
in the store.
Eagle township was incorrectly de-
scribed last week in both the INDEX
and Cresset. The correct boundaries
are as follows: Commencing at the
northwest corner OF section o, township
80, range Ii, thence south 10 miles, east
10 miles, north miles, west 1 mile.
north miles, west 6 miles, north 3
miles, west q miles to the place Of be-
ginning.
The Barber County Old Settlers pic
mic will be held at Fergason's grove, 8
miles northwest of here, in September,
about the 18th, it is supposed. This
organization is growing, as it should.
The picnic this year will be the most
extensive Of any ever held in the coun-
ty. Prominent speakers have been en-
gagged. Full particulars may be learned
OF Sam. Ferguson, Ed. Williams or
John Chadwick.
A firm that handles only first class
and strictly pure goods, is the Oldest
and most reliable in the county, Stan
diford, Youmans & Eldred. This firm
Is daily in receipt of an invoice, and
yet 1t keeps one man busy ordering.
They do not sell at cost, but do not
want exhorbitant profits. Their bust
ness is conducted on the ''live and let
live" principle. 8
W. A. Clinkscales. of Deerhead, this
week purchased of NJ. Strong the lat
tiers stock of drugs and fixtures used
for a short time in the Parlor drug
store. 1t is complete and perfect outfit.
DIR. r. +. Johnson, for quite awhile a
practicing physician in this city, now
in Missouri expects to move to Deerhead
soon. He is a brother-in-law of Mr..
Clinkscales.
j. j. Page, formerly a partner of M.
l.. Wilcox, in the insurance business.
died last night at 1890 at the Avenue
hotel, in this city, of blood poisoning.
after an ILLNESS of but one week. He
had been living in Valley township,
and noticed the side of his face and
head getting sore, and came here for
treatment. The swelling continued
and resulted in his death. He leaves a
wife and two children who live at
Nashville, Ill. Funeral this afternoon.
AT their adjourned meeting, to be
held August I'd, the county commits
sioners will fund into county bonds
all outstanding county scrip, not out
lawed, issued prior to July l, 1887,
which the county treasurer is unable
to pay for want of funds. This will
have the effect of bringing scrip up to
par. or nearly so for the taxes of 1887
will bring in enough cash to take up all
outstanding scrip issued after July /,
1887. We think that from now Cd,
Barber county will pay cash, or it's
equivalent, and contracts made with
the county hereafter should be figured
on a cash basis.